If you’re an HIV patient and smoker, chances are the tobacco is more deadly than the actual virus. A recent study looked at whether smoking or the virus itself is more harmful ... Read More
Smoking Cessation
Marijuana & Sickle Cell: Does It Work?
How many times have you heard someone say, "You can only get cancer from smoking cigarettes. Name one person that’s died from smoking weed…I’ll wait”? This along with countless ... Read More
African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council To President Obama: “Give Our Community A Fighting Chance”
Leaders from the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) wrote a letter to President Obama to ban the sale of all flavored tobacco products, including ... Read More
Secondhand Marijuana Smoke May Damage Blood Vessels More Than Tobacco Smoke
Secondhand marijuana smoke may damage your blood vessels even more than tobacco smoke. In a new study, arteries in rats that inhaled secondhand marijuana smoke for one minute ... Read More
African Americans & Tobacco Use: Why Do We Smoke Less But Suffer More?
My cousin has a dear friend named Paul who is African American and a smoker. The few times I’ve been in Paul’s company, he could barely go two hours without lighting up a ... Read More
#Tobacco21: Chicago The Latest City To Raise Tobacco Sale Age To 21
Age 18 may not be the magic number to keep youth from smoking. Within this year, laws have been proposed that the legal minimum age for purchasing cigarettes and other tobacco ... Read More
Dirty Dozen: 12 Cancers Linked To Smoking
About half of U.S. deaths caused by certain cancers -- including lung, colon and pancreatic tumors -- can be attributed to smoking, a new American Cancer Society study ... Read More
Smoking May Put African Americans At Higher Risk For Kidney Damage
Cigarette smoking — a universal health hazard — may particularly damage kidney function in African-Americans, according to new research in the Journal of the American Heart ... Read More
Are You At Risk For Lung Cancer?
Lung cancer causes more cancer deaths in the United States each year than deaths related to colon, prostate and breast cancers combined, according to the American Cancer ... Read More
Why At-Risk Black Smokers May Be Falling Through The Cracks For Lung Cancer Screenings
Differences in smoking habits between black and white Americans may lead to lower lung cancer screening rates for blacks, new research suggests. Researchers reviewed federal ... Read More
Experts Say ‘Cold Turkey’ Is The Best Way To Quit Smoking
What's the best way to kick a smoking habit? New research suggests quitting all at once beats a more gradual approach. The study found that after four weeks, nearly half ... Read More
5 Of The Worst Jobs For Your Heart
Your job really may be bad for your health. A new study found a link between heart health – specifically heart disease and stroke – and certain jobs. Middle-age employees ... Read More
9 Ways To Take Better Care of Your Kidneys
Your kidneys probably aren’t getting enough attention. Most of the 26 million American adults that have kidney disease don’t know it, and African-Americans are three ... Read More
These Heart Disease Risk Factors Are More Potent In Women Than Men
When it comes to risk factors for heart disease, Black women have to be more careful than Black men. Yes, heart disease disproportionately affects the entire Black community. But, ... Read More